You mean... a Humanties major might not actually mean diddly squat?

[thehefner]

New icon... I think we have a new contender for cats_n_crying, eh?

So in typical Heffie fashion, I neglected to get a second thesis advisor. This, it has been brought to my attention, should have been done LAST SPRING. Well, shit. And now I fear that every professor is going to be swamped to the gills with other seniors' work, and thus be unable to spare the time to read/critique my huge-ass novel, which is still as of yet unfinished thanks to major rewrites. So quite frankly, I don't know if I'm going to find one.

Worst case scenario? I'm going to have to dump my Humanities major. So yeah, basically, BFD. A Humanities major just might have been even more useless than my previous English major, and I was only doing it just to do it. Also, it would have been nice to have had my first novel scoured over by professors (not to mention having the added incentive of having a deadline) before I started shopping it around.

I can live with the already-useless Drama major and marginally useful Creative Writing minor if it comes down to it. And hell, with all the other plays I'll be doing this upcoming year, because I'm stupid like that, Lord knows how the hell I'll be able to get the damn novel finished before graduation, much less keep from failing French II.

Comments

[tankgirl88.livejournal.com]

every time you masturbate, god kills a kitten

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but every time a woman masturbates, a new one is born. It doesn't balance out, not by a long shot, but it explains why there are still kittens.

Back to doing my part to prevent kitten overpopulation.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oh, all the kittens I k... no, wait... ok, yeah, I meant, I'm surprised they're not extin... damn, no... ah, how about: it's a small price to pay for getting off, but I...

Damn it, there's just no appropriate response. Those poor, poor kittens.

To be or not to be....useless

[goldfinger81.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you're thinking right now. I'm dealing with the same issue as you are except in the "real world." I'm working at a shitty dead-end retail job (which I hate by the way). I call out all the time including today, because I feel like I'm out of place. I mean I didn't go to a 4-year college just to go back to fucking retail. I'm looking for a better job even if possible a career right now. Just stick with what you love to do and you'll be fine, bro.

The new icon is adorable, btw. Also, I had reservations for your show on Saturday night, but felt like I really strung out. I'm sure it was an excellent show in the usual Hefner manner. Know that there are people out there that care about you and wish you the best. Take it easy.

-Mark

[2sick2pray.livejournal.com]

this is why i'm seriously considering a minor in business from the Stern School here. I think I can do it without sacrificing any studio time and sacrificing only a small amount of theatre studies classes...

for one thing, one of the big things they encourage us to do at atlantic is create our own work. atlantic encourages young theatre artists in new york to be able to go out and act no matter what. this means if you don't fit the bill right away for any agents or don't start getting the kinds of roles you want, you're not screwed for long periods of time. why? because you go out and form your own theatre troupe. there have been at least 4 or 5 different off off broadway troupes founded by atlantic members that thrive and help actors find agents by making connections with industry people and getting them to come out and see the shows. atlantic itself, now an extremely well respected off broadway company, started out the same way.

okay, now that i've rambled on pointlessly.... basically if i wanted to do that, or work for atlantic's offices or do something resembling working in theatre even if i can't get awesome roles right away or ever, the business minor might come in handy...

on the other hand those classes might suck major ass and stress me out making me focus less on my acting training.

i dunno... we'll see. I've still got a semester to deliberate before i have to get my ass in gear and start thinking about which courses to register for.